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The link between mind and body

I've been watching a lot of interesting content around health and wellness lately. And there are some very interesting viewpoints out there indeed. Dr Lissa Rankin has a TED talk around the notion that we can literally think ourselves sick. Jini Patel-Thompson gives a talk about how the body is literally the subconscious, and how we see subconscious issues manifesting as physical symptoms. Dr Bruce Lipton talks about the topic of Epi-Genetics, and how the environment in which our cells live is the most important factor in determining how they live and reproduce, rather than DNA in the nucleus. In my previous post, I asked the question of how many people noticed a correlation between their BXO and a compromised emotional state. To date, nobody has answered it. I have since asked the question in some other parts of the Internet, as I'm really interested to explore this idea. The point that all three speakers have raised is that our biological health is a direct consequence

Update - September 2018

Wow, has it really been 10 months since my last update!?! I thought I'd give an update on where things are currently at for me, with regard to my whole health. This isn't just about BXO/LS. It's about my entire health. Perhaps some of this will resonate with you. BXO is referred to as an autoimmune disease. This is a term used to describe conditions whereby the body mistakes its own tissue as foreign, and begins to attack it. Multiple Sclerosus. Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Graves disease are all examples of autoimmune conditions. There are others also. Another term for an autoimmune disease is a 'we don't know' disease. Western medicine cannot determine the origins of autoimmune diseases. It can do a pretty good job of treating the symptoms in many cases, but comes up short when identifying the underlying cause. This is one reason why BXO has proven so fascinating for me. Not only was it a dise